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Protests Rage as Israel Passes Contested Curbs on Some Supreme Court Powers

Published by Reuters By Ari Rabinovitch and Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s parliament on Monday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing the country for months. The amendment limiting the Supreme Court’s powers to void […]

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Israel

Should You See ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ at PowPac? It’s No Mystery

By Eva Trieger POWAY, California — Thank you PowPac Theatre for bringing us Witness for the Prosecution, the edgy murder mystery penned in 1925 by Dame Agatha Christie. While I am not quite certain the author would recognize her play with PowPac’s treatment and influence, I do think she would have loved the performance I

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Tony Bennett, RIP

By Mark D. Zimmerman Singer ‍Tony ‍Bennett ‍passed ‍away ‍just ‍two ‍weeks ‍shy ‍of ‍his ‍97th ‍birthday. ‍In ‍2014, ‍Bennett ‍performed ‍in ‍Tel ‍Aviv’s ‍Mann ‍Auditorium, ‍one ‍night ‍after ‍a ‍surprise ‍guest ‍appearance ‍at ‍a ‍Lady ‍Gaga ‍performance ‍in ‍Hayarkon ‍Park. ‍As ‍a ‍United ‍States ‍soldier ‍in ‍World ‍War ‍II, ‍Bennett ‍was ‍among ‍the ‍troops

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Satire: Truth Justice, Donald Trump’s Reality TV Streaming Service

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Donald Trump received a letter from Jack Smith informing him that he is a target of the federal investigation into election inference in the 2020 presidential election.  He is also facing a probable indictment from Fani Willis in Georgia later in the summer.  Ever the savvy businessman, Trump is

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

In Meeting With Israel’s Herzog, Biden Cites ‘Hard Work’ Ahead for Peace

Published by Reuters (This July 18 story has been corrected to say Tlaib is the first Palestinian American woman in Congress in paragraph 14) By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog stressed their countries’ close ties on Tuesday at a White House meeting despite U.S.

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USA

Meir Shalev’s ‘My Wild Garden’ Brings to Light Israel’s Ethos, History, and Development

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — From time to time I like to test my ability to read a literary text in Hebrew (the daily newspaper can hardly be called “literary”) by reading a book in that language. After all, I have been living in Israel for almost 60 years and have had to

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel

Israel’s Herzog to Congress: Criticism of Israel Must Not Drift Into Antisemitism

Published by Reuters By Patricia Zengerle, Rami Ayyub and Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli President Isaac Herzog told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday he welcomed criticism, especially from American friends, but said it must not cross the line into negation of Israel’s right to exist. That, he said, was antisemitism. Herzog, whose position is largely ceremonial,

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USA

It’s Not Always About What You Say, But How You Say It: Preparing for Tisha B’Av

Parshat Devarim / Shabbat Chazon 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — In the remaining time leading up to Moshe Rabbeinu’s death, he embarks on a five-week-long monologue addressing the Jewish people. This forms the content of the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy). He prepares the nation for its final ascent to the land

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Daniel Reich-Rabbi, Jewish Religion

Children’s Nature Retreat in Alpine Takes a Page From Noah’s Ark

By Eva Trieger ALPINE, California — While archaeologists largely agree that Noah’s Ark found its final resting place on Mount Ararat in Turkey, I beg to differ. I have, with my own eyes, seen evidence that makes me believe the ark came to rest right here in Alpine, California, less than an hour east of

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Palestinian Chef Levels Tasteless Accusations Against Israel. Is She Full of Hummus?

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — In The Philadelphia Inquirer’s food section, a Palestinian chef opened up a whole new front…quite an unappetizing one…in the propaganda wars over Israel. I missed a story about Anan Jardali Zahr a native of Acre, Israel, when it first appeared in the July 6 Inquirer. Zahr’s family moved to

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA

White House Blasts RFK Jr. for ‘Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories’

Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s chief spokesperson sharply criticized Democratic presidential opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for alleging in a recently released video that COVID-19 was targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people and that Jewish and Chinese people are most immune. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre joined a

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Wilfrid Israel: Jewish Holocaust Rescuer and Yad Vashem’s Failure

By Jerry Klinger Over 28,000 extraordinary human beings from over 40 countries have very deservedly been recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. The Righteous risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. They did not have to save Jews. It would have been very understandable if they chose not to risk

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Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Opinion

Did God Dictate the Biblical Book Deuteronomy to Moses?

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Dr. Micah Goodman says, “No,” in his new book, “The Last Words of Moses.” Deuteronomy is “a human document authored by Moses whose inclusion in the Bible lends it divine authority. Goodman is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute in

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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion